Course Highlights
What’s more fulfilling than caring for orphaned, injured, or sick wild animals? Wildlife rehabilitation involves taking necessary steps to help animals live freely and comfortably in their natural habitat. This course will guide you through the vital aspects of wild rehabilitation. You’ll find information about animal assessment, anatomy, injuries and treatment.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation course will help you examine the roadmap to a promising wildlife rehabilitator career. It will teach you many things, including wildlife species identification and behaviour, basic animal health, first aid and initial assessment and controlling wildlife diseases. Meanwhile, the wildlife rehabilitator course will cover wildlife rehabilitation techniques for treating and comforting wild animals.
Moreover, the Wildlife Rehabilitation course will supply comprehensive guidelines on the criteria for animal release and post-release monitoring. Additionally, we will educate you on safely contacting wild creatures and ensuring they feel comfortable in their surroundings. Lastly, our wildlife courses will offer great advice on documenting and reporting rehabilitation effectively. Additionally, you will study the moral and legal ramifications of treating wild animals.
Learning outcome
- - Understand the basics of wildlife species identification and behaviour.
- - Master essential animal health assessment and first aid skills.
- - Implement effective wildlife rehabilitation techniques.
- - Control and prevent the spread of wildlife diseases.
- - Evaluate release criteria and conduct post-release monitoring.
- - Maintain accurate rehabilitation documentation and reporting.
- - Apply ethical considerations in wildlife conservation and rehabilitation.
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Why should I take this course?
- - Gain knowledge about maintaining and rehabilitating wildlife.
- - Learn more about the conditions and welfare of animals.
- - Learn useful techniques for controlling sickness in wildlife.
- - Learn how to observe and evaluate animals that have been set free.
- - A rewarding career in wildlife restoration and conservation is waiting for you.
- - Upon completing this Wildlife Rehabilitation course, you'll receive a CPD QS Accredited certificate of completion (additional certificate fees apply).
Career Path
- - Wildlife Rehabilitator
- - Conservation Officer
- - Animal Health Technician
- - Veterinary Assistant
- - Wildlife Biologist
- - Environmental Educator
- - Field Researcher
Requirements
- - A passion for wildlife and animal welfare.
- - Basic understanding of animal health and behaviour.
- - Willingness to engage in wildlife care.
Course Curriculum
Course Curriculum
| Unit 01: Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation | |||
| Module 1: Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation | 00:25:00 | ||
| Unit 02: Wildlife Species Identification and Behaviour | |||
| Module 2: Wildlife Species Identification and Behaviour | 00:23:00 | ||
| Unit 03: Basic Animal Health | |||
| Module 3: Basic Animal Health | 00:23:00 | ||
| Unit 04: Wildlife First Aid and Initial Assessment | |||
| Module 4: Wildlife First Aid and Initial Assessment | 00:31:00 | ||
| Unit 05: Controlling Wildlife Diseases | |||
| Module 5: Controlling Wildlife Diseases | 00:23:00 | ||
| Unit 06: Wildlife Rehabilitation Techniques | |||
| Module 6: Wildlife Rehabilitation Techniques | 00:28:00 | ||
| Unit 07: Release Criteria and Post-Release Monitoring | |||
| Module 7: Release Criteria and Post-Release Monitoring | 00:21:00 | ||
| Unit 08: Interaction with Animal | |||
| Module 8: Interaction with Animal | 00:24:00 | ||
| Unit 09: Rehabilitation Documentation and Reporting | |||
| Module 9: Rehabilitation Documentation and Reporting | 00:22:00 | ||
| Unit 10: Wildlife Rehabilitation Ethics and Conservation | |||
| Module 10: Wildlife Rehabilitation Ethics and Conservation | 00:21:00 | ||
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